New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 23:37
37For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. So they have committed adultery with their idols, and even made their sons, 1whom they bore to Me, pass through the fire to 2them as food.
Ezekiel 23:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.
- New International Version (NIV)for they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, as food for them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. With their idols they have committed adultery, and they have even offered up to them for food the children whom they had borne to me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and even sacrificed their sons whom they bore to Me, passing them through the fire, to devour them.
Context of Ezekiel 23:37
35Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and discarded Me behind your back, suffer on your own part the punishment for your outrageous sin and your obscene practices.’” 36Moreover, the Lord said to me, “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations. For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. So they have committed adultery with their idols, and even made their sons, whom they bore to Me, pass through the fire to them as food. 38Again, they have done this to Me: they have defiled My sanctuary on the same day, and have profaned My Sabbaths. 39For when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, this is what they did within My house.
Read all of Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 23:37 word by word
כִּ֣י נִאֵ֗פוּ וְדָם֙ בִּֽידֵיהֶ֔ן וְאֶת־גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ן נִאֵ֑פוּ וְגַ֤ם אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָֽלְדוּ־לִ֔י הֶעֱבִ֥ירוּ לָהֶ֖ם לְאָכְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- For they have committedנָאַףnâ'aph · to commit adulteryH5003
- and bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- is on their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
- with their idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
- and evenגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- made their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- they boreיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- to Me, passעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- throughעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- them as foodאׇכְלָה'ôklâh · foodH402
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:37
- Ezekiel 23:5“Oholah prostituted herself while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, her neighbors,
- Ezekiel 16:32You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
- Hosea 1:2When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife inclined to infidelity, and children of infidelity; for the land commits flagrant infidelity, abandoning the Lord.”
- Hosea 3:1Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet is committing adultery, as the Lord loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”
- Ezekiel 23:39For when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, this is what they did within My house.
- Ezekiel 16:36This is what the Lord God says: “Because your lewdness was poured out and your nakedness uncovered through your obscene practices with your lovers and with all your detestable idols, and because of the blood of your sons that you gave to idols,
- Ezekiel 22:2“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then inform her of all her abominations.
- Ezekiel 24:6‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Woe to the bloody city, To the pot in which there is rust And whose rust has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece, Without making a choice.
- 2 Kings 24:4and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the Lord was unwilling to forgive.
- Psalms 106:37They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,
- Isaiah 1:15So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you offer many prayers, I will not be listening. Your hands are covered with blood.
- Jeremiah 7:6if you do not oppress the stranger, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor follow other gods to your own ruin,
- Hosea 4:2There is oath-taking, denial, murder, stealing, and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.
- Micah 3:10Who build Zion with bloodshed, And Jerusalem with malice.
- Luke 13:34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, and you were unwilling!
- Ezekiel 23:4Their names were Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister. And they became Mine, and they gave birth to sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah and Jerusalem is Oholibah.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:37
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37Blood - One of the chief sins of Manasseh was that he shed innocent blood 2 Kings 21:16; 2 Kings 24:4.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-43The prophet again took the role of a prosecuting attorney. A prosecuting attorney is a person who brings charges against someone in court. His task was to confront Jerusalem with her sins (detailed in Ezekiel 22). Jerusalem and Samaria were supposed to be holy cities, set apart for God. Instead, they had become like worn-out prostitutes. This picture shows that they had been unfaithful to God. Their only attraction was their availability, meaning they…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-4436-44. A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah. wilt thou judge--Wilt thou (not) judge (see on Eze 20:4)?Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 23:37 Ezek 16:20; 20:26 ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 23:37 I.e., the idols ↩
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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